OGC Nice is currently in the midst of negotiations for its takeover. The owner Ineos has set a deadline of June 15, 2026, to finalize the agreement. The management must start new tracks for the coach position, including Olivier Pantaloni, who has just left Lorient. The club has considered opening its doors to its former Angevin assistants. The candidates have been numerous in recent days for the coach position of the Gym, without the interest being reciprocal. So that seeing Claude Puel on the bench of the Gym at the start of the 2026-2027 season becomes a hypothesis among the most credible. The presence of a Niçois director could be precious for the investors, all the more so as Maurice Cohen is advancing on his side in the negotiations with Geoffrey Moncada for the position of sports director. The deadline of June 15 is not a hindrance to the expected signature of the former recruitment manager and technical director of AC Milan (2018-2026).